If Somebody Were Giving You Stash and Crafts, etc. At What Point Would You Say, No More? :)
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Originally Posted by Quilter2B
My husband and I stopped at a yard sale yesterday. Even though I have stuff in the garage, in my sewing room closet, in the bookcase, on my cutting table, in my sewing table, I told him we shouldn't have stopped 'CAUSE SHE HAD FABRIC!!!!! I ended up walking away with about 12 yards for $10 bucks - two smallest pieces were 1/2 yards and one piece was 5 yds. Even though I tell myself I can't buy anymore at the fabric store, I just couldn't leave it behind. :oops:
If you had said, you could have, but didn't, I think ppl on this board would faint!:shock:
:thumbup: you did the quilty thing :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by charvan
I THINK I've reached my limit, then along comes another quilt to make for someone, and off I go to the LQS to get fabric. I am trying to get down to just the storage area under my cutting table, thus relieving the stuff in the closets in the room.
I keep wondering who is going to want all this when I am dead and gone.
I keep wondering who is going to want all this when I am dead and gone.
NAH!:lol:
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Originally Posted by ligia
Originally Posted by quiltncrazy
I'd still like to know the answer to my original question, that some answered:
what is YOUR limit?
what is YOUR limit?
I have too much of a stash however have been buying batiks lately... :roll:
I´m more interested in chosing projects to use my stash than browsing catalogs for fabrics .. :shock:
Does it count as getting close to a limit ?
your limit is whatever you say it is :XD:
I seem to go back and forth.
I'll buy fabrics...then i'll go for a while and not buy any, but buy books...and then, next thing ya know...I gotta have a fabric fix again! :lol:
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Originally Posted by Miss Mona
I have shelving in my sewing area (ceiling 11 foot high)shelves 2 foot deep and 12 feet long. Full. My garage has storage on 3 sides next to the ceiling. 3 foot deep and 3 foot high times 24 feet (that's 72 lineal feet). Cabinets (12) along 2 sides, 18" deep by 2 footwide by 6" tall, plus scattered boxes throughout the house. The fabric store I worked at closed. My husband said thank goodness, he didn't want to move out.
In the meantime we moved and I took about 6 packed SUV's to the local organizations. My husband built in shelving for me in the basement and I was told if it didn't fit get rid of it. It is now 2 years later and about 20 quilts and I am still full. I have bought nothing for 2 years. I could probably make another 200 quilts and still have fabric.
I said 'No More' when my store closed and I realized what I had. But, I love my stash and am enjoying making quilts and sharing my fabric with other quilting friends. When I die I told my husband to call my quilting friends and they can help themselves.
In the meantime we moved and I took about 6 packed SUV's to the local organizations. My husband built in shelving for me in the basement and I was told if it didn't fit get rid of it. It is now 2 years later and about 20 quilts and I am still full. I have bought nothing for 2 years. I could probably make another 200 quilts and still have fabric.
I said 'No More' when my store closed and I realized what I had. But, I love my stash and am enjoying making quilts and sharing my fabric with other quilting friends. When I die I told my husband to call my quilting friends and they can help themselves.
um, better not tell your quilting friends they get your stash when your gone, lol! :wink:
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
When the thought of putting away those new treasures gives me a headache and a sense of "chore."
I passed that point a long time ago, Mad...then got happy with it all, all over again!:XD:
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Originally Posted by Julie in NM
Hmmm....I think quilters DO NOT have a limit when it comes to how much fabric, books, mags, etc.
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Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy
Originally Posted by Charlee
~laffin~ Well....I'm getting rid of the bed in the guest room...does that answer your question? ;)
Let your brother keep giving you Grandma's stuff. You might find a real treasure you would have missed. (Did you see the redwork quilt on a recent post) There's always under the bed. I keep things in my extra bathtub so I can have more fabric room. As someone else said give it to friends, the guild. We have a group here called "freecycle". It's by county and you can give stuff away if you don't want to sell it. Or sell it on Craigslist.
Oh, I love DB for giving me the quilty/crafty stuff :mrgreen:
Yes, me and my stash are very happy together. :D
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